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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1882
Page
2
A speaker contemplates a noblewoman’s lure and grave intent, questioning doubt amidst a courtly crowd. He recalls a face touched by divine despair, listening and lifting his heart as he fixes his gaze on a distant, divided resonance.
A detective tracks Colonel Von Schrader in a counterfeiting scheme near a inland city. Sheriff Crosby is revealed as the mastermind behind the operation, distributing counterfeit notes and jewelry under the Dutchman disguise. The arrest leads to the collapse of the ring and a court commitment for the sheriff.
A collage of household hints and curiosities from period publications. Topics include novelty pocket-handkerchiefs, egg weights, elegant dinner cards, molasses candy caution, thymol cures for ringworm, hot cornmeal cake prep, keeping eggs fresh with lard and salt, and hen nest moisture guidance for hatching chicks.
The article notes Balolo worms surface on two yearly days in Fiji. The Little Balolo occurs in October with few worms, influenced by stars, while the Great Balolo rises before daybreak between the 20th and 16th of November in vast numbers. After dawn they vanish until next year’s rites.
The article argues corn benefits from shallow, surface cultivation and soil that is fall-plowed and mellow. It cites recent physiological findings that water and nutrients move within the plant to the ears, suggesting excessive cultivation can hinder root and plant development and questioning continued shallow tillage through the season.
Henry Stewart outlines two common origin stories for timothy grass naming. Timothy Hanson of New York reportedly brought the seed to North Carolina, while Hurd’s grass name stems from Timothy Hurd who found the plant in a New Hampshire swamp and cultivated it. He notes Davy’s experiments confirmed timothy as highly nutritious and stresses careful thinning seeding for lasting pastures.
A collage of brief quotes and snippets on gossip, curiosity, and publicity from multiple papers. Items include satirical lines about gossip’s vulgarity, tall tales from New York giants, a yarn about juries, a plug for St Jacobs Oil, and assorted notices and advertisements reflecting era journalism.
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